News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
STATE N EWS.

ShaIlDS AVAIL
Winooski becomes a presidential
post-office after January 1st.
The number of men furnished the
Union army by Vermont was 33,2o0.
Mr.. William A. Conant of Brattle-
boro is one of the oldest violin makers
living.
H. W. Darlington of Westford has
manufactured IA, 900 cheese boxes this
season.
Brattleboro savings banks have just
declared semi annual dividends Off IL
per cent.
Frank M. Jones has been appointed
postmaster at East Thetford, and r.
ii. Foster at Westmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Beard OF
Orange have celebrated the 18th ami
versary of their marriage.
The village of Montpelier has just
voted to pay firemen one dollar an
hour for actual attendance at fires.
j. L. Riley of Rutland, carpenter,
fell 25 feet on to some timbers ana
stones, and internal injury is feared
Burlington is to have a series OF
excellent entertainments this winter
auder the auspices of the Y. Nj. Z. A.
A Clark boy, of New Haven,
assaulted another boy with club, ana
nearly killed him. He was sent TO
the reform school.
1t is rumored that Kent & Root
have sold their marble quarry and mill
at South Dorset to the Lyman Strong
company for $50, 900.
The Clyde River Paper Company OF
Newport, which was organized a few
weeks ago, is planning to increase its
business largely another year.
The Vermont state grange has fol-
lowed in the lead of other farmers
organizations and has affixed its veto
to Mr.. Cleveland's free trade message.
The Republicans of Fair Haven
have organized campaign clur to he
known as the "Thad Stevens Club"
with Hon. W. E. Howard as president.
The Barre Fork Company's mill was
not started the other morning, the
boys not feeling like working at the
20 per cent. cut down from last years
wages.
Mr.. Monday claims to have discov-
cred a silver deposit on hi, farm in
West Rutland. He sent a small lot
to New York to be assayed, and a
favorable report was rendered with a
request TO forward larger quantity.
A valuable cargo of blooded sheep,
shipped November 10, from Western
Vermont to Australia, reached London
in good condition Nov. 20, none dying
on the trip, although about 100 cattle
died on account OF rough and severe
weather.
Geographical surveyors have found
rich outcrop of copper in the vicinity
of Stamford, which they proceeded to
develop. They now have shaft sunk
to a considerable depth, with such
results that work has been pushed
vigorously.
George W. Jones, who was con-
victed in the Rutland county court in
October, 1880, of arson, and was SEN
fenced 10 the state prison at Windsor
for eight years, was set at liberty Sat-
urday, by reason of reduction of
time for good behavior.
Rev. Ii. A. Bushnell, pastor of the
Methodist church at Groton, has just
taken q persons on probation, and 19
have been baptized since conference,
with hopeful indications of a still
larger accession. The church is ole
in style and good deal out of repair
and it is to be rebuilt at an expense o
I $500, of which $4,000 is already
pledged.
Ii is planned to form a new towr
ont of parts of Newport and Derby
The Newport Egpress says: "Geo
graphically they belong together, a.
each is at the extreme edge of it,
respective town. Taking the TERRITORY
in district No. in Newport with tina
in districts No. II and in Derby i
would make a town of about $500 in
habitants, having grand list of abou
$4,000.
The State grange in session a
Montpelier last week adopted a new
constitution. Communications wer
received from the Maine State grang
and the executive committee of tn
New Hampshire grange, the latte
looking toward the establishment of
New England fair, and suggesting
the appointment of two delegate
from each State to arrange the matter
A resolution was adopted instructor:
the executive committee TO reques
the Members of Congress from thi
State to oppose the passage of all,
bill to remove the wool duties, an,
endeavor to secure such legislation a
will protect the various interests O
the farmers Of Vermont, especially OF
bark, lumber. wool and poultry.
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